Fatal crashes down in Kootenai County
A Schaffer's Towing truck pulls a damaged Toyota from the scene of a crash on Northwest Blvd. in July.
JACK DeWITT/Press
Fatal crashes over the past three years in Kootenai County are trending downward, according to the Idaho Transportation Department.
On Thursday, ITD released its annual statewide crash report for 2025. Data from this report show that fatal crashes in Kootenai County decreased from 17 in 2023 to 13 in 2025. Total crashes in the county also decreased from 2,294 in 2023 to 2,237 in 2024, then increased to 2,329 in 2025.
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